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The Sacri Monti

of Piedmont and Lombardy


  • Silvana
  • by Edited by Elena De Filippis
The volume is dedicated to the Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy - Varallo, Orta, Crea, Varese, Oropa, Ossuccio, Ghiffa, Domodossola and Belmonte - which have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2003. Made up of a complex of chapels in which episodes of sacred history are represented through paintings and life-size sculptures, the Sacri Monti are a complete expression of the Counter-Reformation age.

ISBN 9788836640539 | E/ IT | HB
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Publisher Silvana
ISBN 9788836640539
Author(s) Edited by Elena De Filippis
Publication date December 2019
Edition Hardback
Dimensions 280 x 230 mm
Illustrations 150 col. & bw ill.
Pages 144
Language(s) Eng./ It. ed.
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The volume is dedicated to the Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy - Varallo, Orta, Crea, Varese, Oropa, Ossuccio, Ghiffa, Domodossola and Belmonte - which have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2003. Made up of a complex of chapels in which episodes of sacred history are represented through paintings and life-size sculptures, the Sacri Monti are a complete expression of the Counter-Reformation age. Built between the end of the sixteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth century with the intent to educate and strengthen the religious sentiment of the faithful, they still fascinate for the decorative richness and the remarkable realism of the setting, as well as for the suggestive naturalistic setting in which they rise. The texts and the rich iconographic collection highlight the extraordinary beauty and value of these jewels of history, art and nature.